Health Sciences & Services at University of Utah

Every health sciences and services school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the health science program at University of Utah stacks up to those at other schools.

U of U is located in Salt Lake City, Utah and approximately 33,081 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 15 students received their master's degree in health science.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Health Sciences & Services section at the bottom of this page.

U of U Health Sciences & Services Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Health Science

U of U Health Sciences & Services Rankings

Health Science Student Demographics at U of U

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the health science majors at University of Utah.

U of U Health Sciences & Services Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 15 health science majors earned their master's degree from U of U. Of these graduates, 33% were men and 67% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 26% men graduate in health science each year. U of U does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 8% more men than average.

Of the students who received a health science master's degree from U of U, 73% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Utah with a master's in health science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	11
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• Bioethics/Medical Ethics
• Other Health Professions
• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science
• Medical Illustration & Informatics
• Dentistry

Careers That Health Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in health science can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for UT, the home state for University of Utah.

Occupation	Jobs in UT	Average Salary in UT
Community Health Workers	550	$47,830

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By University of Utah under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.